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Jithin Sajeev1, Anoop Koshy1, Kevin Rajakariar1
1Department of Cardiology, Eastern Health, Victoria, Australia.
Abstract:
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is associated with acute, reversible left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, while transient global amnesia (TGA) is a reversible disorder of the brain characterised by anterograde amnesia. We report an unusual case of TTC occurring concurrently in a patient with TGA, and propose that catecholamine surge induced cerebral venous congestion and cardiotoxicity is the shared aetiology that leads to the concurrent manifestation of these conditions. TTC and TGA are reversible disorders that can occur concurrently in a subset of patients due to a unifying aetiology, catecholamine excess, leading to pathophysiological changes within the brain and the myocardium.
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